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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marco Van Hannegem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Melvin Kleinsasser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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240 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marco Van Hannegem! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Melvin Kleinsasser! The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Kleinsasser tries to land a front kick but Van Hannegem steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Van Hannegem will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Van Hannegem misses with a series of wild punches.
Van Hannegem misses with a double jab.
Marco Van Hannegem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Van Hannegem throws the left hand but Kleinsasser avoids the punch easily. Kleinsasser throws a leg kick but Van Hannegem checks it. Van Hannegem chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kleinsasser can pounce on him.
Kleinsasser throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Marco Van Hannegem has been cut. Good leg kick by Kleinsasser there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Van Hannegem is breathing heavily. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Van Hannegem on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kleinsasser. Kleinsasser obviously looking to wear him down.
Kleinsasser shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Van Hannegem but Van Hannegem pushes him off and we're back to square one. Kleinsasser looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kleinsasser shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Kleinsasser is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen. Kleinsasser slips a nice elbow through Van Hannegem's hands, connecting with Van Hannegem's forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round. Van Hannegem tries to roll over but Kleinsasser keeps him under control. Van Hannegem misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Kleinsasser winds up and cracks Van Hannegem with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Kleinsasser with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. Kleinsasser is thwarting Van Hannegem's attempts to control the position. Van Hannegem is positioning himself well to prevent Kleinsasser advancing to mount. Kleinsasser passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Van Hannegem! Van Hannegem is squirming around, avoiding Kleinsasser's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Van Hannegem is desperately trying to improve his position but Kleinsasser has a good base and remains in mount. Kleinsasser lands with some strikes. Kleinsasser looking to control but Van Hannegem is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Van Hannegem wants to hold on but Kleinsasser pushes him away. Kleinsasser wants to control the pace but Van Hannegem is squirming around nicely. Kleinsasser with the ground and pound from mount. Kleinsasser lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Kleinsasser breaks from Van Hannegem's wrist control and lands an elbow. Kleinsasser punishing his opponent with strikes. Kleinsasser landing strikes from the mount and Van Hannegem is in trouble! The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kleinsasser wants to control the pace but Van Hannegem is squirming around nicely. Van Hannegem throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing. Van Hannegem is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Kleinsasser content just to control the position here. Kleinsasser trying to control but Van Hannegem is having none of it. Kleinsasser lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Van Hannegem flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kleinsasser cracks Van Hannegem with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Van Hannegem taking shots to the head. Kleinsasser looking to control but Van Hannegem is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Kleinsasser blocks Van Hannegem's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom. Kleinsasser scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kleinsasser postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Van Hannegem looks a forlorn figure.
Van Hannegem on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Van Hannegem tries to get out of the position. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Kleinsasser looking to finish Van Hannegem with some ground and pound. This is bad for Van Hannegem!
Marco Van Hannegem's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. Kleinsasser scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Jeez, Marco Van Hannegem's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Marco Van Hannegem's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Melvin Kleinsasser!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenneth Vedhult (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vedhult comes to the cage accompanied by The skatt bros - Life at the outpost. Kenneth Vedhult has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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208 lbs
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205 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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ADCC Champion
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kenneth Vedhult! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Renato Gracie! The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Gracie scores with a takedown into Vedhult's guard. Gracie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Gracie won't allow Vedhult to sweep him here. Vedhult keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully. Gracie has gone for a leg lock! Vedhult slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gracie's guard. Vedhult wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Gracie bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Vedhult's guard. A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Vedhult holds on and takes a little breather.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gracie drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Vedhult dives on top into guard. Vedhult scoring with punches to the head and body. Vedhult trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Gracie is looking for a triangle here but Vedhult uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Vedhult trying to control the position but Gracie is working away. Vedhult landing strikes. Vedhult tries to score with some ground and pound. Gracie controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage. Gracie regains half guard. Vedhult is pressing down on Gracie's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gracie is holding on for now. Gracie is looking for a sweep. Vedhult is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Vedhult wants to free his trapped foot but Gracie is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Vedhult lands with a punch from half guard. Vedhult controlling the action here. Vedhult trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom. Vedhult is pressing down on Gracie's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gracie is holding on for now.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Gracie slips a jab from Vedhult. Vedhult lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Vedhult with a poor takedown and Gracie counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gracie. Vedhult wants to sweep but no luck. Vedhult looking to control.
Gracie throws a big right hand that misses. Vedhult keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gracie wants to control from the top but Vedhult keeps moving. Gracie has gone for a leg lock! Vedhult slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gracie's guard. Gracie trying to keep a closed guard but Vedhult is proving a slippery customer.
Vedhult wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position. Gracie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Vedhult doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Vedhult manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Vedhult stopping the sweep attempt from Gracie.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Vedhult throws a big right hand that misses. Vedhult sitting in guard, not really doing much. Gracie keeping full guard, as Vedhult tries to pass. Gracie is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Vedhult trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom. Gracie wants to sweep here but Vedhult controlling him for the moment. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Vedhult lunges at Gracie with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gracie's hand. Vedhult keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vedhult wants to clinch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenneth Vedhult dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Gracie closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. Gracie decides to take the fight back to the feet. Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kenneth Vedhult seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Gracie shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Vedhult sprawls well. Vedhult wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet. A looping hook to the body misses from Vedhult. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet. Vedhult tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away. Gracie closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gracie lands in his opponent's guard. Gracie wants to control from the top but Vedhult keeps moving. Gracie is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Vedhult is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Vedhult has escaped and now he's on top!
That's one minute gone in the round. Gracie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Vedhult doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Vedhult manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Gracie is breathing heavily. Vedhult wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving. Vedhult preventing the sweep. Gracie utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Vedhult landing some decent shots from guard. Gracie keeping moving, preventing Vedhult from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Vedhult slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Vedhult lands a nice forearm strike. Gracie on the wrong end of some ground and pound. Gracie on the wrong end of some ground and pound. Gracie taking punishment in the form of punches.
Gracie is rocked! Vedhult scoring with punches from side control. Gracie is still in real trouble! Can Vedhult finish him? Vedhult in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Gracie looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Vedhult turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenneth Vedhult!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Palle Vitrikainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tor The Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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221 lbs
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219 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Palle Vitrikainen! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tor The Hammer! The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The Hammer scores with a decent looking hook. The Hammer lands with a nice body punch. The Hammer waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Vitrikainen. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Vitrikainen to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Vitrikainen is rocked! The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! The Hammer slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Oh Vitrikainen is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Vitrikainen keeps The Hammer under control for a moment. Vitrikainen seems to have got his legs back now. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Vitrikainen tries to get back to half guard but can't. You can see the frustration on Vitrikainen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. The Hammer tries for a kimura but Vitrikainen is defending well. The Hammer is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Vitrikainen is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. Vitrikainen is looking to reverse the position. The Hammer in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time. The Hammer is trying to get an arm triangle but Vitrikainen is defending well. Vitrikainen manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's one minute gone in the round. The Hammer is trying to get back to full guard. The Hammer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Vitrikainen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. The Hammer is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment. The Hammer has a hand on Vitrikainen's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Vitrikainen takes advantage of the position though and mounts him! Vitrikainen avoids the attempt from The Hammer to control. Vitrikainen working the ground and pound effectively.
The Hammer regains half guard. Vitrikainen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. The Hammer has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Vitrikainen is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The Hammer keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Vitrikainen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Vitrikainen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Vitrikainen wants to free his trapped foot but The Hammer is holding on for dear life with his legs. Vitrikainen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. The Hammer is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Vitrikainen pulls his head out easily. Vitrikainen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed The Hammer's head.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Vitrikainen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Tor The Hammer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. The Hammer moves into range and connects with a jab. Vitrikainen is breathing heavily. The Hammer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. A right handed body shot lands from The Hammer.
The Hammer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Vitrikainen misses with some punches.
Vitrikainen misses with a body punch.
The Hammer tries to pull guard but Vitrikainen won't allow it.
The Hammer pulls guard. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Vitrikainen throwing strikes but missing. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. The Hammer trying to keep a closed guard but Vitrikainen is proving a slippery customer.
The Hammer is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Vitrikainen defends well. The Hammer being controlled here, momentarily. The Hammer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. The Hammer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as The Hammer holds on and takes a little breather.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Vitrikainen scores with a takedown into The Hammer's guard. Vitrikainen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. The Hammer is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Vitrikainen postures up.
The Hammer has Vitrikainen pulled in close to control his posture. The Hammer is trying to control the position but Vitrikainen postures up. The Hammer keeping moving, preventing Vitrikainen from controlling successfully. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Vitrikainen is really struggling to control The Hammer but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Vitrikainen missing with a left hand there. The Hammer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tor The Hammer dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
A right-left combo lands from The Hammer. The Hammer misses with a low kick. The Hammer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Vitrikainen misses with a straight left. Vitrikainen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Hammer moves away. A jab lands there for The Hammer. Vitrikainen ducks right into an uppercut from The Hammer. The Hammer scores with a one two! Vitrikainen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. The Hammer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. The Hammer connects with a superb combination that knocks Vitrikainen out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles The Hammer before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Vitrikainen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tor The Hammer!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zed Zelonka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evans comes to the cage accompanied by When I'm gone-Eminem. Chuck Evans is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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222 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chuck Evans! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zed Zelonka! The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Evans is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Evans digs a good body shot into Zelonka's ribs. Zelonka slips a jab from Evans. Zelonka connects with a single shot there. Zelonka thows a body shot but no joy. Zelonka takes one on the button. Evans throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Evans misses with a two punch combination.
Zelonka doesn't manage to clinch there - Evans circles away.
Zelonka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Evans.
Evans misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zelonka jabbing away but nothing is landing. Zelonka takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A jab from Evans does it's job there. Zelonka misses with an uppercut. Evans fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zelonka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Evans scores with a jab to the body. Zelonka goes for a high kick. It partially lands. Zelonka tries to close the distance and clinch but Evans swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Chuck Evans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Zelonka drives through with a takedown into guard. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Evans is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Zelonka is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round. Evans trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful. Evans is looking to stand back up but Zelonka counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Evans. Evans is looking to escape. Evans on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Evans tries to get out of the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. Zelonka throws a hook but Evans avoids it easily. Chuck Evans is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Evans throws a right and a left that Zelonka avoids nicely. Evans stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Evans wants it to stay on the feet. Zelonka has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Zelonka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Evans moves away from the strike by Zelonka. Some wild striking there from Evans.
Evans uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Evans throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Zelonka to counter with a crisp jab. Evans throws a right and a left that Zelonka avoids nicely. Evans will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zelonka slips a straight right by Evans. Evans swinging wildly here.
Evans blocks a jab. Evans takes a jab right on the kisser.
Zelonka pushes Evans up against the cage in a clinch. Evans stops a takedown attempt from Zelonka.
Evans prevents the takedown attempt.
Chuck Evans has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zed Zelonka. Zelonka looks gassed! Evans gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Zelonka.
Evans tries to circle away but Zelonka has him pinned against the cage. Zelonka wants to break free but Evans has control.
Zelonka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Evans connects with a nice looking jab.
Evans looks to land a combination but Zelonka avoids it well. Zelonka shoots in for a double leg but Evans sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Evans swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Zelonka finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body. Zelonka slips a jab and a cross from Evans.
Evans defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Zelonka. Evans displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. A punch combination from Evans misses. Evans looks to land a combination. Zelonka sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Evans misses with a double jab.
Evans misses with the combination.
Evans connects with a crisp jab. Evans swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zelonka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Evans with a hook. A combination from Evans does no damage. Evans throws a right and a left that Zelonka avoids nicely. Evans throws a right hand that Zelonka ducks under and follows up with a left that Zelonka also avoids with ease. Zelonka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Evans moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Evans scores with a crisp jab that stopped Zelonka in his tracks. Evans throws a right and a left that Zelonka avoids nicely. Evans lands with a good body shot. Evans slips a straight right by Zelonka. Evans looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Evans throws a left and a right that both miss
and Zelonka counters with a nice body shot. Evans lunges at Zelonka with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Zelonka's hand. Zelonka closes the distance and pushes Evans back into the cage. Evans wants to break free but Zelonka has control.
Zelonka tries for a takedown. No joy.
Zelonka ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Zelonka no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. Evans wants to stand but Zelonka is controlling his posture from full guard. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Zelonka is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Evans tries to stand but Zelonka is controlling from the bottom. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Chuck Evans will probably get the nod. That's time! Evans's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Evans takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Evans throws a right and a left that both miss. Evans keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Chuck Evans is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Zelonka shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Evans blocks a head kick by Zelonka.
Evans lands the left hand. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Evans, as that shot connected.
Evans misses with a jab, cross combination.
Evans misses the shot to the body. Evans swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zelonka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Evans.
Zelonka shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Evans defends it nicely. Evans stalks Zelonka and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Zelonka's face. Zelonka staggers backwards, shaken. No joy there for Evans, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Evans lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Evans throws a nice looking combination but Zelonka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Zelonka is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Zelonka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Evans sees it coming and avoids it easily. Evans throws a right hand that Zelonka ducks under and follows up with a left that Zelonka also avoids with ease. Evans avoids the body shot from Zelonka.
Evans throws a series of punches but Zelonka moves out of range. Zelonka takes a body punch but keeps moving. Evans digs a good hook to Zelonka's body.
Evans lands a jab to the head.
Evans swinging wildly here.
Zelonka takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Evans lands with a good body shot. Evans fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. No joy there for Evans, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Decent striking displayed by Evans there. Evans throws a series of punches but Zelonka avoids them all with ease. Evans throws a right and a left that Zelonka avoids nicely. Evans throws a series of punches but Zelonka avoids them all with ease. Evans throws a left and a right that both miss
and Zelonka counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Zelonka. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Evans wants to stand up but Zelonka is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Evans keeping full guard, as Zelonka tries to pass. Evans kicks Zelonka off and gets to his feet. Evans misses with a wild combination.
A combination from Evans does no damage. Evans lands a nice shot that snaps Zelonka's head back.
Evans lands a jab-cross combination. Evans stalks Zelonka and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Zelonka's face. Zelonka staggers backwards, shaken. Evans scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Evans misses with a double jab
and Zelonka counters with a nice leg kick. Chuck Evans is winning the standup battle so far. Evans misses with a double jab.
Evans throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zelonka takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Zelonka takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Evans misses with a series of wild punches.
Evans throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Evans misses with a jab, cross combination.
Evans misses with a series of wild punches.
No joy there for Evans, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Evans lands a two punch combo.
Zelonka has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Evans fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Zelonka looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Zelonka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Evans is working the combinations to good effect here. Evans looks to land a combination but Zelonka avoids it well. Evans misses with a series of wild punches.
Zelonka throws a head kick but Evans moves out of range.
Evans misses with a jab, cross combination.
Evans lands with a good body shot. Evans fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A lazy left from Zelonka finds it's target. Zelonka shoots in but no luck this time. Chuck Evans has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zed Zelonka. Evans throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zelonka.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Evans lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Evans lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Zelonka slips a jab and a cross from Evans.
Evans displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zelonka throws out the jab. Evans lunges at Zelonka with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Zelonka's hand. Evans connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Evans misses with a jab, cross combination.
Evans scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd cheers as Evans lands an impressive looking overhand right. Zelonka doesn't seem phased though. Evans moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Evans scores with a three punch combo!
Evans throws a right hand that Zelonka ducks under and follows up with a left that Zelonka also avoids with ease. Danga de danga de dang - Evans scores with a four punch combination! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. A telegraphed right hand from Zelonka misses the target. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Evans smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Evans connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Evans misses with a two punch combination.
Evans lands with a shot to the body. Evans throws a right and a left that both miss. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Evans dominated that second round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Evans moves away from the strike by Zelonka. Zelonka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Evans throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zelonka. Evans tries to bum rush Zelonka with a series of wild strikes but Zelonka uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Evans connects with a body shot. Zelonka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Evans scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zelonka doesn't seem bothered though. Zelonka might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable. Evans fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Evans lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Evans misses with a series of wild punches.
Evans swinging wildly here.
Zelonka takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Evans lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Evans cracks a nice hook into Zelonka's ribs. Zelonka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Evans throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Evans throws out a powerful jab. Zelonka slips a jab and a cross from Evans.
Evans lands with a nice combination. Zelonka backs away looking to recover. Evans throws a series of punches but Zelonka moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Evans lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zelonka circles away quickly and effectively. Evans scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Evans throws a good cross that connects.
Evans throws a series of punches but Zelonka avoids them all with ease. Evans looks to land a combination but Zelonka avoids it well. Evans throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Evans looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Evans thows a body shot but no joy. Evans misses with a jab, cross combination.
Evans blocks a head kick by Zelonka.
Evans swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Evans looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Evans scores with a hook to the body. Zelonka takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Nice cross by Evans. Zelonka on the wrong end of a nice jab. Evans throws a right hand that Zelonka ducks under and follows up with a left that Zelonka also avoids with ease. Evans connects with a right hand. Zelonka shakes it off. Evans tries to bum rush Zelonka with a series of wild strikes but Zelonka uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Zelonka avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Evans misses with a wild combination.
Zelonka lands a lovely overhand right. Zelonka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Evans. Zelonka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Evans throws a combination that misses and Zelonka counters with a nice double leg into side control. Evans won't be happy with that. Evans is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Zelonka is controlling him well. Zelonka tries for a kimura but Evans is defending well. Evans tries to escape but Zelonka is in control.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Zelonka in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Evans is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Zed Zelonka!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dick Destruction (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Sung il (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Destruction comes to the cage accompanied by Earth Sized Microwave by Japanese Torture Comedy Hour. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dick Destruction! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kim Sung il! The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sung il looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sung il throws a front kick that sends Destruction stumbling back into the cage. Sung il attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Destruction misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sung il.
Sung il stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Destruction. Sung il checks a leg kick. Sung il pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Destruction misses the shot to the body. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Destruction.
Sung il shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Destruction defends it nicely. Sung il keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Destruction. Destruction wants to clinch. Destruction blocks a head kick by Sung il.
Destruction digs a good body shot into Sung il's ribs. Sung il clinches with his opponent.
Destruction tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sung il managing to block the knees to the body from Destruction.
Destruction gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sung il.
Sung il with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Destruction gets underhooks to prevent Sung il's takedown attempt.
Dick Destruction has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kim Sung il. Destruction working Sung il over with knees to the body. Destruction tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sung il avoids it. Sung il blocks an elbow strike from Destruction.
Destruction tries to break free but Sung il pushes him back against the cage. Sung il takes a knee to the side of the body. Destruction crunches a lovely knee into Sung il's ribcage. Destruction escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Destruction is looking to score with low kicks. Destruction throws a series of punches but Sung il avoids them all with ease. Destruction throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Destruction scores with a one two! Sung il had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Destruction throws a sloppy head kick and Sung il moves out of range easily. Sung il blocks a head kick by Destruction.
Destruction circles away from the clinch attempt.
Destruction just misses with a punch to the body.
A good leg kick by Sung il. Destruction throws a right and a left that Sung il avoids nicely. Destruction is looking to wear down Sung il with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Sung il looks for the body kick but Destruction saw that one coming. Destruction lands a front kick. Destruction dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sung il. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Destruction circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sung il pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sung il moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Sung il staying out of range there. Destruction scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sung il in his tracks. Destruction tries to close the distance and clinch but Sung il swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Sung il tries a head kick but it misses.
Destruction sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Destruction throws a head kick that misses and Sung il counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. Sung il is looking for a kimura here.
Sung il looks gassed! Sung il is figuring out what he wants to do next. Destruction trying to hold on to Sung il's head to control him but Sung il postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sung il is trying to control. Destruction wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Sung il looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Sung il seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Destruction does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Sung il is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Sung il is trying to work for a kimura but Destruction is defending well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Destruction catches Sung il with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Destruction lands a head kick. Sung il smiles back at him and beckons him forward. Nice straight punches there by Destruction. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Destruction. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. A kick lands to the mid section there for Sung il. Destruction throws a right and a left that both miss. Destruction throws a body punch but Sung il moves out of range. Destruction fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sung il manages to avoid it. Destruction looks to throw a body kick and Sung il counters with a body kick that stops Destruction in his tracks momentarily. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kim Sung il will probably get the nod. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Destruction moves in looking to clinch but Sung il pushes him off. Sung il misses with a body kick. Sung il tries to land a front kick but Destruction steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Destruction scores with a nice strike. Sung il shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Destruction pinned against the cage. Destruction gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. A thudding body kick lands there by Sung il!
A shot to the body from Destruction misses and Sung il counters with a head kick. That will keep Destruction thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks! Sung il throws a body kick that misses. Sung il lands a front kick. Kim Sung il seems to be getting the better of the standup. Sung il clinches with his opponent.
Sung il tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A head punch on the inside from Destruction fails to land. Destruction lands an elbow inside that Sung il shrugs off. Destruction working aggressively here.
Sung il tries to stall but Destruction uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Destruction tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Sung il blocks an elbow strike. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Sung il has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Destruction avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Dick Destruction has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kim Sung il. A short right hand to the side of the head by Destruction. Destruction trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sung il blocks the elbow strike.
Sung il has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Destruction avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Destruction will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body. Destruction manages to break the clinch.
Destruction misses with an uppercut. Sung il saw that one coming. Dick Destruction is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Sung il misses with a kick to the body.
Sung il avoids the head kick by Destruction.
Dick Destruction seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Sung il closes the distance and clinches. Sung il prevents Destruction from breaking the clinch. Destruction breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Sung il throws the kick towards the body but Destruction avoids it. Sung il moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Sung il misses with a body kick. Sung il throws a push kick but Destruction slaps the foot to one side. Sung il looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Destruction! Sung il trying to control but he's not successful this time. Sung il wants to take his opponent's back but Destruction doesn't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Destruction is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sung il looking for a guillotine from mount but Destruction is having none of it. Sung il throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Destruction because Sung il loaded up on that one. Destruction is trying desperately to improve position. Sung il is working for a guillotine from mount but Destruction frees his head quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sung il swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Destruction is now in Sung il's guard. A big mistake from Sung il there, giving up the dominant position! Sung il is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Destruction has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Sung il not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Destruction's corner is telling him to maintain position. Sung il has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Destruction can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Destruction got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sung il has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Destruction has managed to get both his arms back between Sung il's legs - danger averted. Destruction trying to control the position from guard on top but Sung il is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Destruction wants to pass the guard but Sung il is keeping the position. Sung il is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Sung il takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Sung il goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kim Sung il showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Sung il changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Destruction looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better. Sung il wants to control but Destruction is keeping him busy. Sung il is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Destruction has escaped the position, nice work there. Destruction tries to get back to half guard but can't. Sung il trying to control the position but Destruction is working away. Sung il tries for a kimura but Destruction is defending well. Sung il takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sung il looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. Destruction is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Destruction prevents Sung il from improving position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Sung il takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Sung il motions for Destruction to come forward. Sung il throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Sung il throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Sung il attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Destruction pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Sung il gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Destruction. Destruction fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sung il, pushing him back against the cage. Sung il pulls guard successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Sung il is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Destruction wanted to stand there but Sung il had control of the position. Sung il is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Sung il escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Destruction gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sung il working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Destruction doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Destruction manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Destruction stays in close to Sung il's body and controls the position. Destruction wants to control from the top but Sung il keeps moving. Sung il is trying to keep Destruction in close.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. Destruction moves out of range of the body kick from Sung il.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Destruction scores with a jab. Sung il acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Sung il misses with a body kick. Destruction darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Destruction feints and then cracks Sung il's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sung il down. Sung il blocks a jab. Destruction moves out of range of the body kick from Sung il.
Dick Destruction has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Destruction throws a nice inside leg kick. Destruction throws a sloppy head kick and Sung il moves out of range easily. Sung il misses with a body kick. Sung il fails with a takedown attempt. Destruction misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sung il.
Kim Sung il is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Destruction throws the left hand but Sung il avoids the punch easily. A jab from Destruction finds it's way through Sung il's defenses. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sung il is defended easily by Destruction. Destruction misses with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dick Destruction. I think Sung il has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29 Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29 Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kim Sung il!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ilir The Finisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ilir The Finisher could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ricardo Nogueira's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ilir The Finisher! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricardo Nogueira! The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The Finisher throws an overhand right that lands on Nogueira's shoulder, as Nogueira tries to avoid the shot. Nogueira has a takedown stuffed. No luck with that takedown attempt from Nogueira. The Finisher takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like Ricardo Nogueira has been cut. The Finisher misses with a straight left. The fight stays on the outside here - The Finisher looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Nogueira uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Finisher. A looping hook to the body misses from The Finisher. Nogueira does a little dance to reset his feet. Nogueira shoots in but no luck this time. Ilir The Finisher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Nogueira. Nogueira will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Nogueira keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nogueira gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The Finisher gets caught flat footed, as Nogueira shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. Nogueira lands a couple of decent looking shots. Nogueira wants to pass the guard but The Finisher is keeping the position. Nogueira throws a strike but The Finisher rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. Nogueira manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. The Finisher manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nogueira trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Nogueira trying to control the position from guard on top but The Finisher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Nogueira is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Nogueira tries to free his leg and advance position but The Finisher is retaining full guard. Nogueira postures up in The Finisher's guard and throws a big left but The Finisher blocks it. Nogueira loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Nogueira trying to control but The Finisher is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nogueira scoring with some ground and pound. Nogueira thows a big elbow that misses. Nogueira trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. The Finisher preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Nogueira scoring with some ground and pound. Nogueira throws and elbow that misses. The Finisher uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nogueira's guard. Nice move by The Finisher! The Finisher tries to free his leg and advance position but Nogueira is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Nogueira working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. The Finisher doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. The Finisher manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Nogueira is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ricardo Nogueira will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Ricardo Nogueira's cut. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nogueira loads up on a big right hand but The Finisher slips the punch. Nogueira throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. The Finisher was covering up waiting for the punch and Nogueira finishes the takedown easily into guard. Nogueira with a flurry of punches that miss. The Finisher avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. The Finisher preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Nogueira landing with the ground and pound. The Finisher working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nogueira. The Finisher utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nogueira throwing strikes but missing. The Finisher trying to control the position.
Nogueira postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Nogueira passes easily into side control. Nice work. Nogueira is looking to take a break and control but The Finisher is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Nogueira creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Nogueira wants to control but The Finisher is keeping him busy. Nogueira throwing strikes but The Finisher manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control! Nogueira is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard. The Finisher tries to stand and escape but Nogueira is controlling the position. Nogueira manages to get to full guard.
Nogueira is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nogueira wants to sweep here but The Finisher controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. The Finisher is stalling in the full guard. Nogueira looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Nogueira showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Ricardo Nogueira's cut. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
The Finisher jabbing away but nothing is landing. Nogueira fails with a takedown attempt. The Finisher thuds a left hand into Nogueira's body. Nogueira shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as The Finisher sprawls well. The Finisher wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nogueira gets slowly back to his feet. Ilir The Finisher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Nogueira shoots in looking for a takedown. The Finisher tries to sprawl out of it but Nogueira keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. The Finisher manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Ilir The Finisher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Nogueira. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. No luck for Nogueira with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nogueira decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. The Finisher wants to get back to full guard. The Finisher is working hard here to advance position. Nogueira is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Nogueira missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Nogueira wants to control from the top but The Finisher keeps moving. Ilir The Finisher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nogueira might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control The Finisher kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time. The Finisher can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Nogueira controls the pace. Nogueira trying to control the position from guard on top but The Finisher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Nogueira has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. The Finisher looks to score with a jab to the body but Nogueira is just out of range. No luck for Nogueira with that takedown attempt. The Finisher pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nogueira closes this distance looking for a takedown but The Finisher circles away. The Finisher defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nogueira. Nogueira looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. The Finisher takes a swing at Nogueira's ribcage but misses. Ricardo Nogueira is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. The Finisher fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nogueira shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. The Finisher manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. Nogueira looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Nogueira trying to control the position from guard on top but The Finisher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. The Finisher pulls Nogueira in close to prevent any damage. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Nogueira trying to control but The Finisher is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Ricardo Nogueira. I've got Nogueira winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30 Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30 Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Nogueira!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Kawajiri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Numero Nueve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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162 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tyson Kawajiri! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Numero Nueve! The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Nueve misses the shot to the body. Kawajiri thuds a left hand into Nueve's body. Kawajiri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kawajiri misses with a two punch combination.
Nueve scores a takedown into full mount! Nueve has control of Kawajiri's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Kawajiri regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Nueve is working for a guillotine from mount but Kawajiri frees his head quite easily.
Kawajiri wants to control but Nueve is having none of it. Nueve prevents Kawajiri from getting the reversal. Nueve trying to control but he's not successful this time. Kawajiri can't escape the position.
Nueve fails to advance to Kawajiri's back.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kawajiri tries to reverse the position but Nueve maintains control. Nueve takes Kawajiri's back. Nueve is hanging on to Kawajiri's back as he tries to escape.
Nueve is trying to stick to Kawajiri's back but Kawajiri is turning into Nueve. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Nueve's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Kawajiri. Kawajiri is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Kawajiri loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Nueve looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kawajiri is one step ahead there. Kawajiri throwing strikes but missing. Kawajiri won't allow Nueve to sweep him here. Kawajiri knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nueve on the ground. Nueve looking to control.
Kawajiri trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Nueve is looking to sinch up a triangle. Kawajiri throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Nueve's body to avoid the submission. Nueve has instead reached around Kawajiri's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Nueve arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Numero Nueve!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Serguei Shirokov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alvaro Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alvaro Perez has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Serguei Shirokov's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Serguei Shirokov! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alvaro Perez! The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Shirokov ducks under a wild hook from Perez. Shirokov needs to keep his hands up - Perez had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Serguei Shirokov has been cut. Perez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shirokov slips a straight right by Perez. Perez misses with a two punch combination.
A punch lands to the side of Perez 's head but he takes it in his stride. Perez throws the left hand but Shirokov avoids the punch easily. Perez cracks a nice hook into Shirokov's ribs. Perez scores with a decent looking hook. Perez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Perez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shirokov. Alvaro Perez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Shirokov throws a right and a left that Perez avoids nicely. Perez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shirokov ducks under a wild hook from Perez. Perez throws a hook but Shirokov blocks it. Perez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shirokov moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round. Perez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shirokov sees it coming and avoids it easily. Perez scores with a jab. Perez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like Alvaro Perez has been cut. Shirokov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Perez. Perez tries a low kick but Shirokov avoids it. Perez lands a big right hand that sends Shirokov crashing to the mat! Perez stays standing though and waves Shirokov back to his feet!
Shirokov is rocked! Perez fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Shirokov square on the jaw! Damn, Shirokov is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alvaro Perez!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Seppo Taalasmaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johan Herberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seppo Taalasmaa could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Johan Herberg's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Seppo Taalasmaa! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Johan Herberg! The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Taalasmaa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Seppo Taalasmaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Taalasmaa misses with a hook. A swing and a miss from Herberg. Excellent takedown into side control there by Taalasmaa. Taalasmaa lands an elbow. Herberg on the wrong end of some ground and pound. Taalasmaa sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Herberg is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Taalasmaa working the body and head with strikes. Taalasmaa throwing strikes but missing, from side control. Taalasmaa scoring with punches and elbows. Taalasmaa lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Herberg down.
Herberg is trying to get back to half guard. Herberg on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Herberg is rocked! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Taalasmaa fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round. An elbow from Taalasmaa crashes against the mat.
Taalasmaa scores with punches from side control. Herberg is looking to reverse the position. Herberg takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Herberg is trying to improve his position. The strikes coming from Taalasmaa are missing the target in this wave of attacks. Herberg can't do much from the bottom here. Taalasmaa tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. Taalasmaa cracks Herberg with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Taalasmaa looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Herberg is avoiding damage well.
Taalasmaa goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Herberg rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Taalasmaa's guard! Nice work there by Herberg! Herberg is working Taalasmaa over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Taalasmaa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Herberg postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Taalasmaa looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Taalasmaa has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Taalasmaa pulls Herberg in close to prevent any damage. Herberg must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Herberg landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Herberg is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Taalasmaa looking to control.
Taalasmaa is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. Taalasmaa looking for a sweep. Not yet Taalasmaa, not yet. Taalasmaa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Herberg doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Herberg manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Taalasmaa is breathing heavily. Herberg is looking to work some ground and pound but Taalasmaa has wrist control. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Herberg accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Herberg with a nice head shot there. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Herberg wants to control from the top but Taalasmaa keeps moving. Herberg avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Taalasmaa looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Taalasmaa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Taalasmaa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Herberg. Herberg preventing the sweep. Herberg scoring with punches to the head and body. Herberg pushes down on Taalasmaa's leg and manages to get into half guard. Taalasmaa is staying active underneath Herberg, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Herberg stalling. Taalasmaa is looking to control Herberg's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Taalasmaa avoid being mounted? The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Taalasmaa is refusing to be controlled, as Herberg sits in half guard. The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Herberg connects with a nice short shot to Taalasmaa's temple. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seppo Taalasmaa dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Taalasmaa with a nice cross. Herberg on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Taalasmaa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Herberg misses with a hook. Taalasmaa lands a glancing blow to the side of Herberg's head. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Taalasmaa is defended easily by Herberg. Taalasmaa scores with a takedown into Herberg's guard. Taalasmaa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Taalasmaa wants to pass the guard but Herberg is keeping the position. Herberg wants to hit a switch here but Taalasmaa passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Herberg there!
That's one minute gone in the round. Taalasmaa working Herberg over with strikes here. Seppo Taalasmaa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Herberg tries to reverse the position but Taalasmaa maintains control. Taalasmaa is landing with some decent strikes but Herberg is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Taalasmaa lands a nice shot to the head. Taalasmaa controlling the position easily from mount. Taalasmaa with shots to the head and body - Herberg looks very uncomfortable down there. Herberg is trying desperately to improve position. Herberg takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Taalasmaa cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Taalasmaa lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Taalasmaa working away from the top, dropping strikes. Herberg keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Taalasmaa scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Herberg?
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Taalasmaa cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Taalasmaa landing strikes from the mount and Herberg is in trouble! Herberg is still in real trouble! Can Taalasmaa finish him? Taalasmaa looking to ground and pound but Herberg is blocking nicely. Herberg seems to have recovered his senses. Herberg is working to get back to half guard.
Taalasmaa looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Herberg tries to hold on but Taalasmaa postures up. Herberg defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Taalasmaa. Taalasmaa landing strikes from the mount. Herberg tries to hold on but Taalasmaa postures up. Herberg tries to get back to half guard but can't. Taalasmaa landing punches. Taalasmaa scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Taalasmaa raining down shots from the mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Herberg tries to hold on but Taalasmaa postures up. Herberg is breathing heavily. Herberg is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Herberg is bucking up trying to escape but Taalasmaa cracks him with another couple of good strikes. Taalasmaa lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning. Herberg tries to reverse the position but Taalasmaa maintains control. Taalasmaa is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Herberg has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Taalasmaa scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Herberg?
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Herberg in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seppo Taalasmaa dominated that second round. That's time! Taalasmaa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Taalasmaa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Taalasmaa darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Taalasmaa, right into the meat.
A jab from Taalasmaa misses. Taalasmaa throws a body kick that misses. Taalasmaa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Taalasmaa scores with a leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Taalasmaa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Taalasmaa. Taalasmaa throws a hook but Herberg blocks it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Taalasmaa fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Taalasmaa closes the distance and lands a one-two. Taalasmaa tries for a takedown but Herberg sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Herberg looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round. Taalasmaa closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. Taalasmaa trying to control the action but Herberg is working from the bottom. Herberg struggling a bit here. Taalasmaa is looking to take a break and control but Herberg is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Herberg is looking for a sweep. Herberg manages to get one leg in to regain half guard. Taalasmaa trying to mount his opponent but Herberg defends it. Taalasmaa controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Taalasmaa wants to take a breather but Herberg is having none of it. Taalasmaa slips a nice elbow through Herberg's hands, connecting with Herberg's forehead. Herberg is looking to improve his position.
Taalasmaa trying to control from half guard but Herberg is working away. Taalasmaa tries to pass the half guard into mount. Herberg knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. Taalasmaa seems to be working for a kimura but Herberg defends the submission attempt. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Herberg stuffs the takedown attempt from Taalasmaa. Taalasmaa gets slowly back to his feet. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seppo Taalasmaa. That's going to take a lot out of him. Herberg keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Taalasmaa. Nice cross by Taalasmaa. Herberg swats away the attempt to clinch by Taalasmaa. Herberg misses with a jab to the body
letting Taalasmaa counter with a right hand. Nice takedown defense from Herberg. No joy for Taalasmaa on that attempt. Herberg gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Taalasmaa counters with a takedown into side control. Herberg is looking to reverse the position. Herberg keeps Taalasmaa under control for a moment. Seppo Taalasmaa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Herberg is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Taalasmaa content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though. Taalasmaa trying to control the action but Herberg is working from the bottom. Herberg can't do much from the bottom here. Herberg is trying to escape the position but Taalasmaa is controlling the position.
And that's the end of the fight! Seppo Taalasmaa showed his dominance in that final round. Well Taalasmaa has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:26 Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:26 Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seppo Taalasmaa!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Howard Duck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calico Jack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack has chosen Me Favourite Grog as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Howard Duck! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Calico Jack! The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Jack misses the jab. Duck lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jack circles away quickly and effectively. Duck throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Duck looks to throw the jab but Jack is out of range. Duck fails to land with a series of punches.
Duck staying out of range there. Duck cracks a nice hook into Jack's ribs. A big right from Duck misses. Duck throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Duck lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Duck moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Duck fails in his attempt to clinch. Jack keeps the fight on the outside. Duck tries to clinch but Jack is having none of it. Jack scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Howard Duck has been cut. Duck ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jack moves away. Duck misses with a hook. Jack ducked under it nicely. Duck takes one on the button. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Duck throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Duck lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Jack scores with a jab. Duck acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Duck misses with a series of wild punches.
Duck throws a lazy right hand but Jack sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Duck falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jack cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Duck misses with a body punch
and Jack counters with a straight right hand. Jack fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Duck misses with a hook. Jack ducked under it nicely. A combination from Duck does no damage. Jack fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Jack uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Duck. Jack comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Duck is breathing heavily. Jack tests Duck's chin there with a solid looking shot. Duck looks to throw the jab but Jack is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jack works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Jack scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Duck misses with a shot to the body and Jack counters with a nice body shot. Jack thows a body shot but no joy. Jack connects with a right hand. Duck shakes it off. Jack throws the left hand but Duck avoids the punch easily. Jack defending well as Duck loads up on a big left hand. Jack misses with a hook. Duck ducked under it nicely. Nice cross by Jack. Jack looks to land a right hand but Duck moved out of range. Jack works Duck's body with a nice hook. Duck misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jack counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Duck thinking. Jack scores with a hook. A shot to the liver by Jack. Beautiful body shot. Jack lands with a hook. Duck tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jack lands a nice looking body shot.
Jack misses with a double jab
and Duck counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Jack thows a body shot but no joy. Nice shot lands for Jack. Duck swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jack counters with a right hand to the body. Jack ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. This has been an exciting period of action! Jack connects with a body shot. Jack with a jab.
Howard Duck's cut is getting worse. Duck ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Jack misses the jab. Jack lands a glancing blow to the side of Duck's head. Jack's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Jack duly obliges. Jack throws a shot from downtown. Duck moves away and avoids it. Jack fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Jack scores with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jack is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Jack paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Howard Duck's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. Jack is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Duck had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. A punch lands to the side of Duck 's head but he takes it in his stride. Duck throws a combination that misses letting Jack counter with a right hand. Jack lands a nice looking body shot.
Jack scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Jack bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Duck's head. Jack scores with a punch to the head. Jack cracks a nice hook into Duck's ribs. Jack scores with a sloppy right hand. Duck should have avoided that one.
Jeez, Howard Duck's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked. Duck takes a shot right to the bread basket. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Jack drops Duck with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Duck looks back up at him and smiles so Jack waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Duck is rocked! Jack lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Duck can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Jack and Duck drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Jack.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Calico Jack! Calico Jack retains his light heavyweight title!
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